Join SSAR! Click here to become a member or renew your membership. SSAR has special membership rates for Students, Seniors, Family Members, Zoo Keepers, and others. Journals are … Read More
Research, Conservation, Education
Join SSAR! Click here to become a member or renew your membership. SSAR has special membership rates for Students, Seniors, Family Members, Zoo Keepers, and others. Journals are … Read More
Journal of Herpetology is an international peer-reviewed, quarterly publication of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles produced continuously since 1968. This journal publishes … Read More
SSAR strives to have the most current checklist of North American species names, which is used widely. The contents are the work of the Standard English Names Committee, chaired by Kirsten … Read More
On Wednesday, May 22 at 3 pm Pacific / 6 pm Eastern, SSAR’s DEI Committee will host a 1.5-hour virtual event on identifying potential graduate programs and preparing to apply. DEIC members will give short presentations on several relevant topics. We will include time for questions and breakout room … [Read More...]
SSAR congratulates the following winners of the Roger Conant Grants-in-Herpetology Awards. Each receives an award in the amount of $500. Conservation: Morgan Thompson (Northern Arizona University), “Expanding the Use of External-Accelerometry to Understand Space Use and Hunting Behaviors … [Read More...]
You are invited to express your interest in contributing a chapter/chapters for a book (edited) proposal titled “Recent Trends and Challenges in Amphibian Conservation” (Springer Publishers). Amphibians constitute the highest number of threatened and data deficient vertebrate species. Despite a … [Read More...]
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR), a not-for-profit organization established to advance research, conservation, and education concerning amphibians and reptiles, was founded in 1958. It is the largest international herpetological society, and is recognized worldwide for having the most diverse program of publications, meetings, and other activities.